Ethereum Watch

Before discussing the launch of a blockchain platform for newsrooms, there was one thing I had to clear up with the Matt Coolidge, co-founder and communication lead at the Civil Media Company: was he planning to put me out of a job? Advertisements “Our visions of world domination stop short of disrupting CoinDesk,” he said. A […]

Cryptojacking Up 629%, LINE Launches New Cryptocurrency Exchange, Polish Banks Unofficially Banning Crypto Cryptojacking Up 629% in Q1 2018, McAfee Labs Report Says Nearly 400,000 samples of coin miner malware were analyzed in Q4 2017, but that grew to 2.9 million in Q1 2018, says cyber security firm McAfee Labs in a new report. (The company is […]

With the SEC takedown of John McAfee’s Twitter ICO endorsements, many are questioning whether or not ICO ratings are a scam.The answer to that question may be complicated. Advertisements It has become universally recognized that ICO ratings are definitively biased. Typically, companies that are endorsed by celebrities, experts, and/or influencers, usually pay a fee for […]

Nick Spanos speaks at World Blockchain Forum on the state of cryptocurrency. One of the early movers in the cryptocurrency space is Nick Spanos. Founder of Blockchain Technologies Corp. and the Bitcoin Center — a live trading floor for crypto down the street from the New York Stock Exchange — Spanos has evangelized for Bitcoin and other blockchain projects […]

A research group linked to China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has released its latest evaluation of blockchain networks – with perhaps surprising results. Advertisements The China Electronic Information Industry Development (CCID) Blockchain Research Institute – which aims to provide an independent rating system for the blockchain space – has placed the just-launched EOS network in […]

Card network fees, EMV regulations and merchant liability are creating an opportunity for crypto payments to become a serious thing. Advertisements At first glance, you wouldn’t expect to encounter much technological nuance amongst the bustling corridors of the crowded Wushan Night Market in Hangzhou, China. I remember browsing vendors in those crowded streets one humid evening, […]

Congressman Tom Emmer has praised the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for clarifying that ethereum’s native cryptocurrency, ether, is not a security. Advertisements As previously reported, last week, the SEC’s director of Corporation Finance, William Hinman, told the audience at the Yahoo! All Markets Summit: Crypto conference that “current offers and sales of ether […]

A group of crypto startups and organizations are sponsoring a new blockchain research center headquartered at Stanford University. Advertisements The Center for Blockchain Research is being led by Dan Boneh and David Mazières, two professors who have specialties in blockchain and cryptocurrencies. The research outfit plans to “develop best practices” for blockchain by bringing the university […]

ConsenSys is launching Tachyon, the first ethereum-focused accelerator program in San Francisco, the firm announced Thursday. Advertisements Starting in September, up to 15 projects will receive between $75,000 to $100,000 in investments, plus access to an eight-week program. According to the company, the new venue will feature everything from educational workshops to public demo days […]

Bruce Fenton presents at the World Blockchain Forum — and will cryptocurrency bring us to utopia or dystopia? Keynote sessions at the World Blockchain Forum alternated between pitches by cryptocurrency and ICO products and broader philosophical talks by leaders in the space. Advertisements At some point in the life of every person moving from Wall St to […]